The word “fusion” gets tossed around so liberally in restaurants these days that it’s become more of a vague concept than any sort of fundamental practice. However, at Richard Sandoval’s Zengo in Washington D.C., fusion is very much alive and well. The restaurant offers unique fare from both Latin and Asian influences, and if you ...
The television show PBS Test Kitchen features professional cooks who test recipes and equipment, and perform taste tests on various products. On each episode various brands of one product are put to the taste test. Test Kitchen is hosted by Christopher Kimball. Provolone cheese was taste tested on the episode called The Italian Grill. The ...
Do popular coffee houses sell the same quality of beans in the grocery store compared to what is used by the barista in your favorite coffee house? America’s Test Kitchen, one of my favorite PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) cooking shows has come out with the results from this year’s coffee taste test showdown. The Test ...
Fall is the season of warm and spicy colors to warm and spicy foods. One of my favorite flavors of the autumn season is cinnamon. It reminds me of apple cobbler, apple pie, cinnamon cake, pumpkin pie and so many more traditional homemade foods. It comes originally from Asian as far back as 4,000 years ...
PBS Test Kitchen is a TV show in conjunction with Cook’s Illustrated magazine. Each episode features professional cooks who test recipes and equipment, and perform taste tests on various products. Test Kitchen is hosted by Christopher Kimball. On each episode various brands of one product are put to the taste test. Cinnamon was taste tested ...
It was always frustrating for me trying to start a pile of charcoal with lighter fluid. No matter how much charcoal I had, or how saturated it was with lighter fluid, it would often flare up, only to burn out long before the coals had enough heat to keep them smoldering on their own. Not ...
Bacon! Probably the one food product that most everyone hates to love, but loves too much to hate. We’ve been told over and over how bad it is for you. Mmm, Mmm, but how good it tastes! Admit it. Even if you’ve heeded the warnings, how many of us sneak a little nibble when that ...
Chef Sara Moulton’s passion for well prepared, good food has undeniably remained constant throughout her extremely successful career. An honors graduate from the Culinary Institute of America, Ms. Moulton’s career began in various restaurant kitchens in Boston and New York. In 1979, she left the United States for the opportunity to train with a master ...
